🎉 Thank you to everyone who joined us for the UTORG Research Talk Series on Feb 10!
We had a great session featuring Professor Elias Khalil for an insightful session on generative unsupervised learning for discrete optimization.
The talk covered recent work from ICML 2025: “Self-Supervised Transformers as Iterative Solution Improvers for Constraint Satisfaction.”
Join us for our upcoming UTORG Research Talk & Networking event! Come for an insightful presentation by Professor Elias B. Khalil, and enjoy a delicious lunch served during the talk.
📆 Tuesday, February 10
🕛 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
đź“Ť MC331, 5 King’s College Rd.
Please register at the following link so we can prepare the right amount of food and seating. Don’t worry if you forget to register—you’re still welcome to join us! Link Here.
🔶 Research Talk & Networking
🎙️ Prof. Elias B. Khalil : Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
We are excited to invite you to the UTORG (University of Toronto Operations Research Group) Annual General Meeting!
🗓️ Date: Wednesday, September 24th
đź•’Â Time:Â 12Â – 1 pm
đź“ŤÂ Location:Â RT147, Rotman School of Management
We look forward to seeing you there as we reflect on our progress and kick off another exciting year for UTORG. Whether you’re a returning member or new to our community, your presence and input will make the meeting even more meaningful.
We screened Moneyball — a film that blends baseball, analytics, and optimization 📊⚾ — and enjoyed an evening of pizza, laughs, and good company.
🗓️ Date: Wednesday, August 6th
🕔 Time: 5 –7 PM
đź“Ť Location: RT151, Rotman School of Management
🍕 Free pizza & drinks provided!
Thanks to everyone who joined us and made the evening a success! 🙌
💡 Interested in analytics, optimization, and operations research? Follow UTORG on Linkedin to hear about our upcoming events — we’d love to see you there!
**In-person and Online**
📢 We’re excited to announce the next event in our UTORG Research Workshop Series!
📆 Wednesday, May 28, 2025
🕛 12:00 – 1:30 PM
đź“Ť MC331, 5 King’s College Rd., University of Toronto
đź”— Zoom link
✔️ Meeting ID: 891 4774 8209
Join us for a special talk by Prof. Philipp AfècheÂ
“Writing a Literature Review for Your Research Paper: Framework and Examples”
In this session, Prof. Afèche will present a practical framework for writing literature reviews and illustrate it using examples from his research on pricing and service design in queueing systems.
🎤Speaker Bio:
Prof. Afèche is a faculty member in the Operations Management and Statistics area at Rotman. His research lies at the intersection of operations, marketing, and economics—focusing on pricing, service design, and resource allocation in congestion-prone services like on-demand transportation and healthcare. He has published in Management Science, M&SOM, and Operations Research, and received the 2014 Best Paper Award from M&SOM. He also serves as an Associate Editor for Management Science and Operations Research, and has served as expert reviewer for the national funding agencies.
🎓 Especially helpful for graduate students preparing research papers or theses.
🍽️ Lunch will be served. Enjoy while you listen!
📝Please register using this link so we can prepare the right amount of food and seating. Don’t worry if you forget to register—you’re still welcome to join us!
Missed the event or want to revisit it?
👉 Click here to watch the full recording.
